Books with title Snap!

Snap! Scritch! Whoosh! There goes another crayon!What could be more perfect than a brand new set of crayons? Evan can’t wait to use them, until Snap!, the brown one breaks in two. Then one by one, the others break, get crushed, are blown away, or simply disappear. How can he possibly draw when there’s no green, purple, or even black?Evan feels like throwing things, but instead, he scribbles using all the bits and pieces that are left. But what’s this? Where yellow and blue cross, there’s green, and when blue and red get all mixed up, it creates just the right purple to draw monsters. Soon, all he’s left with are tiny stubs of red, yellow, and blue, but Evan discovers that even with just a few crayons, he can create new and exciting art¬—his imagination is the only tool he needs.The winning combination of Hazel Hutchins’s lively text and Dušan Petricic’s ingenious illustrations make this a wonderful addition to every young child’s library.

"Children will come away thinking they have heard something quite profound about love, fear, and hope for the future."- Booklist (starred review)Eddie Beckey makes lists for just about everything and everyone in her life. And for matters of real importance, she wears (and snaps) an array of colored rubber bands on her wrist. Unfortunately, the world is not always so orderly and knowable. No list can help her cope with what’s happening to her best friend, Sally - or change the course of things for Sally’s grandmother, whom Eddie has grown to love and depend on as well. With subtlety and insight, novelist Alison McGhee tells the story of a young girl’s first encounter with grief, and of the enduring power of friendship.

'Snap' is the nickname of the bull terrier, which the old friend gave to the hunter as a puppy. Its character the dog showed from the very first days of acquaintance, but the experienced owner managed to find a common language with him and raised a fearless fighter.Once Snap participated in the hunt for wolves and coyotes. None of the breeds of dogs could cope with wild animals. And only a small Snap fearlessly entered a real battle with predators. He won, but ...

two girlsone life-changing adventure When Danya Quixote’s family fortunes take a turn for the worse and her parents decide that they must sell her pet pony Sancho to make ends meet, Danya, well, snaps. She and her free-spirited best friend Pia decide to whisk Sancho away to Florida, where Danya’s estranged grandmother lives. Danya is convinced her grandmother is sitting on a nest egg that could save Sancho, and so the two embark upon an epic trip along the majestic Mississippi River. As Danya and Pia face crocodiles, Louisiana casinos, and a surprising instance of what looks like divine intervention, they learn about the true power of family, discovering that magic exists if you know where to look and that sometimes the real treasure we're seeking is with us all along.

Madison Sabatini thought she knew who she was: an almost-sophomore with a bright future. The newest photographer on her school paper. A shopaholic with great hair and a fabulous wardrobe. Then, in a flash, everything changed.Now she's stuck in Sandyland, a gloomy beach town in the middle of nowhere, living with her parents in a crappy hotel "suite." Instead of spending the summer with her friends at home, she's hanging out with pink-haired Delilah, an artist who works in a shop called Psychic Photo, and a skater boy named Duncan who's totally not her type. Except, maybe he is . . .Determined to make the best of things, Madison throws herself into her one passion: photography. But when strange figures start appearing in her pictures—people who weren't there when she snapped the shots, people who are later reported dead—she begins to question everything about who she is . . . and who she wishes she could be.

His home is invaded by mice. Everything he does to rid his house of the furry freeloaders makes things worse. His problems are solved in a snap when he discovers the solution is as close as the nose on his face.Snap was written as a word confection to tempt the literary palates of young readers. Humor, rhyme, and sprinkles of alliteration conjure hilarious visual images in lyrical cadence.

A sensitive girl comes to terms with loss and learns something about lasting ties in this genuine, gracefully told story.Name: Edwina Stiles Beckey.Nickname: Eddie.Age: Eleven. Hometown: North Sterns, New York, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.Best Friend: Sally Hobart.Favorite Activity: Making lists.Eddie Beckey makes lists for just about everything and everyone in her life. And for matters of real importance, she wears (and snaps) an array of colored rubber bands on her wrist. Unfortunately, the world is not always so orderly and knowable. No list can help her cope with what’s happening to her best friend, Sally — or change the course of things for Sally’s grandmother, whom Eddie has grown to love and depend on as well. With subtlety and insight, novelist Alison McGhee tells the story of a young girl’s first encounter with grief, and of the enduring power of friendship.